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Australian subscription firms outperform ASX growth index

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
A new report on the subscription economy has revealed Australian subscription companies grew revenues 10 times the rate of the ASX sales-per-share index. The report by Zoura found that over a seven year period, from 2012 to 2018, the companies featured ...

Hostplus partners to launch PE emerging managers program

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
The industry superannuation fund is partnering with a global private investments firm to establish a private equity emerging managers program in the US. Global private investments firm Flexstone Partners, which is an affiliate of Natixis Investment ...

IFM Investors acquires super fund-owned port

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
IFM Investors is partnering with one of the world's largest port operators to acquire 100% of Poland's largest container terminal from a consortium comprising Australian superannuation funds. The IFM Global Infrastructure Fund, in partnership with PSA ...

Industry fund chief executive to depart

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
The long-serving chief executive of an industry superannuation fund is stepping down and the hunt is on for a replacement. REI Super chief executive Mal Smith will leave the $1.5 billion fund later this year, choosing not to pursue another contract ...

Royal Commission will guide remuneration standard: APRA

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
What APRA learned from its prudential inquiry into Commonwealth Bank, and the Royal Commission, will help shape its updated and soon-to-be released standard on remuneration. APRA executive general manager, policy and advice, Pat Brennan told an industry ...

Platform rebrands for next phase

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
A $13 billion platform provider and investment administrator is rebranding as it gears up for the launch of both a superannuation and non-superannuation Wrap solution. Managed Accounts Holdings - also known as managedaccounts.com.au - is rebranding ...

Interest in early access to super rises

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
AMP has experienced a spike in the number of financial adviser queries regarding early access to superannuation. Analysing the more than 2000 calls received by the team in February, AMP said there was a significant rise in the number of advisers looking ...

Working women more likely to experience mental illness

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
Working women in Australia are up against it when it comes to mental health, research shows. Latest insights from SuperFriend show working women are much more likely to experience a mental health condition in their lifetime than their male counterparts. ...

BT adds extra capability to life quote software

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
Financial advisers using BT's life insurance quote and application software will enjoy new enhancements after the wealth group rolled out an update. Two new features have found their way into BT's LifeCENTRAL+ and are set to make life easier for financial ...

Institutional investors call out climate policy

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
A collective of Australian institutional investors labelled the Federal Government's proposed $3.5 billion Climate Solutions Package as "more of the same", failing to properly address climate change risks. The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) ...